Senior Look Dev Artist – Luma Pictures – Santa Monica (57 views)

– Define and establish the look for photo realistic assets/shot/sequence while guiding an asset team– Ensure consistency among shots sharing similar assets or lighting rigs in order to preserve continuity– Work closely with the compositing and lighting departments to distribute and maintain shader, texture and FX libraries as well as ensuring consistency and match of look for specific assets/shots/sequences– Understand modern texturing principles and how they apply to advanced layered shading networks– Understand high level rendering/shader network construction principles independent of specific renderers– Confidently guide texture artists to produce high quality texture maps– Demonstrate the ability to self sufficiently complete less subjective/simpler assets with minimal input from supervisors

You have

– Thorough knowledge of Maya and Nuke, as well as high level rendering/shader network construction principles independent of specific renderers– Thorough knowledge of modern texturing principles and how they apply to advanced layered shading networks– Demonstrated ability to confidently guide texture artists to produce high quality texture maps– Self sufficient and can complete less subjective/simpler assets with minimal input from supervisors– Must be open to direction and work in a team focused environment– Excellent communication skills– Strong time management / organizational skills– Solid work ethic and a positive attitude in the face of challenging situations

Luma is an artist run studio the simple goal of collaborating with filmmakers and producers to bring inspiring projects to life!

With two studios spanning two continents, our people are fiercely passionate about visual effects and have spent more than a decade helping bring projects like Thor: The Dark World, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Prometheus and The Avengers; as well as Oscar® winning films like True Grit, No Country for Old Men and Crash to life.